The Wings Over Houston Airshow returns again this year with a unique opportunity for bloggers and podcasters which enjoy sharing local content, history, special events and Houston-centric information. It’s also a unique opportunity to work with the air show which has been voted by USA Today’s Top 10 list as the 4th BEST Airshow in the U.S.

Participation in this opportunity includes:

1 item of pre show content with invite to the Twitter party

Participation in the Twitter Party.

Social shares of pre content and throughout your attendance at the show.

Appropriate use of tags, hashtags and disclosure.

Travel to and from the event is not included in this opportunity. Should you need help planning and pitching for travel feel free to ask me for recommendations.

The Houston Airshow is scheduled for Oct. 22 and 23. We have tentatively scheduled the Twitter Party for Oct. 6th.

This year New Creative Media celebrates it’s fourth year of the official Go Houston blogger fam travel event. Each year we experience some of the best that Houston has to offer while sharing with our audience the sights, sounds, entertainment, accomodations, dining and more. This year’s participants including

This year New Creative Media joins Comicpalooza and Houston First for the fourth year. In prior years we have been part of the blogger program and in 2015 was the coordinator for the Podcaster and Blogger Program. This year we again returned as a Social Media Consultant, Blogger Campaign Coordinator and Press Junket Organizer.

About Comicpalooza

Comicpalooza convened on Father’s Day weekend – June 17-19, 2016 – at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Comicpalooza is Texas’ largest pop culture event, catering to a wide variety of interests, including anime, fantasy, science fiction, art, film, fashion, high profile guest appearances and more.
It reaches a multi-generational audience with 2,000 hours of programming.
Over the past six years, Comicpalooza has grown to become one of Houston’s largest consumer conventions.
In 2015 alone, Comicpalooza hosted more than 40,000 attendees and booked 16,000 hotel rooms and generated a $20 million economic impact to the City of Houston.

FX Series Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam is returning to the Lone Star State to meet with fans at Comicpalooza, Texas’ largest comic and pop culture event. Hunnam is scheduled to appear on both Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 at the event. Hunnam is honoring the Sons of Anarchy VIP ticket holders from Space City Comic Con, offering them free autographs Wolf Studios will honor unredeemed VIP photo op vouchers from Space City Comic Con. In addition, Comicpalooza will issue one free adult 3-day pass to each of those SoA VIP ticket holders. Space City Comic Con and Comicpalooza are separate entities and are not connected to each other in any way.

Beyond the Comic Book
• 1,000 hours of tabletop and video gaming including an “Indie Gamer Alley” featuring a select group of entrepreneurs beta testing their games with a public audience and the Hearthstone Fireside Gathering and Tournament presented by Microsoft.
• Largest literary festival in Texas featuring more than 100 authors and 3 New York Times best sellers.
• Comicpalooza Film Festival to showcase 1,200 short films and 10 hours of feature films submitted by directors from around the world. Program will include exclusive Q&As with directors and select cast members.
• The Comicpalooza MakerSpace will showcase engineering marvels in interactive booths.
• Houston Community College presents CodeFest 2.3, challenging participants to create an entire website from scratch during the event. Students who participate will receive credit.
• Live sports, including professional wrestling matches, roller derby bouts, Quidditch matches and Monster Energy BMX stunts.
• Comicpalooza’s “Artist Alley” will host more than 200 local and regional talents and a PTSD expert artist will educate guests on art as therapy. Comicpalooza will host an art auction, raising money for the Ronald McDonald Charity House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston.
• Japan’s first and largest “J-Fashion” house, Baby the Stars Shine Bright, will host a fashion show to display their creations for Comicpalooza attendees.

Comicpalooza partnered with Growtix, an event management software company, to create an app where attendees can download important event information including celebrity profiles, maps and the latest schedules. The Comicpalooza app can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play.

Comicpalooza 2016 Bloggers

Pre Con Content

Post Con Content

Comicpalooza 2016 Twitter Party #CPHou

Additionally this year was the Comicpalooza first every Twitter party including special guest Ming Chen, with official blogger participants and hosted by New Creative Media.

Find all coverage of the event by using the #CPHou on your favorite social media channels.

Press Junket and Bloggers Meet and Greet

A big thank you to SkyHouse Houston for providing the beautiful rooftop lounge for both the Press Junket and the Blogger Meet and Greet. Celebrity and Talent Guest included Eva Bella and LivvyStubenrauch, Ming Chen, Anita Long (the CEO, of Long Films Studio and President of Women in Film and Television Houston), James Morrison – FBI Cyber Crimes, Lou Ferrigno, Chuck Huber, Sandra Joseph Taylor – Author The Scholarship Guide and CEO and Founder of EDU Funding Guidance, Dr. Linda Seger –script consultant, seminar leader, and author of four books on spirituality and nine books on screenwriting includingWhen Women Call the Shots: The Developing Power and Influence of Women in Television and Film and Ravi Brahmbhatt – Director of Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Adjunct Faculty
Houston Community College.

Each event yielded millions of social media impressions and hundreds of thousands in social media reach. Please contact New Creative Media for more details and to arrange your next Twitter Party, Press Junket, Interview or Blogger/Social Media Influencer Campaign.

New Creative Media recently worked with the outstanding brand of Pura Vida Tequila, the band Godsmack and some amazing bloggers. During this opportunity there were interviews with Sully and other Godsmack band members during the Energy Drink Rockstar Concert, interviews with Pura Vida CEO Stewart Skloss about the brand and the business as well as a few surprises along the way.

After their travels bloggers were able to recreate their favorite Pura Vida recipes as well as create many of their own. We would like to showcase them for you! Check out these fabulous food and drink recipes using not only the Pura Vida Tequilas but their array of compliments and liqueurs.

Grab your shakers, pots, pans and measuring cups and spoons! It’s time to start #livingpuravida – living the good life!

It’s time to party like a rock star! Better yet – party with rock stars and Pura Vida Tequila!

We are looking for food, beverage, spirits and events bloggers and columnists to participate in the Pura Vida Bus Tour as it travels from city to city with the Rockstar Energy Drink UpRoar Festival! Join in the festival activities beginning with VIP All Access tickets and backstage passes and your own party palace with Pura Vida! But that’s not all, there’s a meet and greet with Sully Erna and the Godsmack band members, talk time with the band and a traditional 8:15 toast. (See below for details – APPLY HERE).

Festival line up varies slightly but includes:

Godsmack

Seether

Skillet

Buckcherry

Pop Evil

Escape the Fate

Three Years Hollow

New Medicine

Within Reason

Sons of Revelry

These Raven Skies

Tattered

Limited spots are available in each city so let’s get the party started, and apply.

Participation Requirements

Bloggers will receive a shipment of Pura Vida premium tequila products. They will post one pre-event post and one post event post as well as one recipe from Pura Vida (recipe may be your own or feature a Pura Vida recipe and instructions).

Bloggers are required to share on social media before,during and after their festival tour all content and participation throughout the festival and concert.

Bloggers will submit links to content and shares by their deadline. Deadlines will be provided and will vary depending on dates of concerts.

Bloggers are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event as well as any other travel expenses.

Your application indicates that you agree with all requirements, and will be honoring all deadlines.

Place this button on your blog and link to http://newcreativewriting.com.

Payment/Sponsorship

VIP All Access tickets and backstage passes

The rare opportunity to meet and greet with one of the biggest and best rock bands in the world today, Godsmack!

A chance to share in Sully’s traditional “8:15” toast, a shot of ultra premium tequila with Sully Erna and the other Godsmack band members held every night at 8:15 before the band goes on stage.

And of course, access to the Godsmack/Pura Vida party bus throughout the event, where it will serve as a kind hospitality suite for those associated with Pura Vida during the festival.

We recently had the opportunity to work with Red Gold Tomatoes and taste test many of their most popular grilling recipes. In addition to taste testing their recipes we were able to create out own Red Gold Tomatoes inspired recipes. See what these bloggers came up with!